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Man. Utd. prepare to entertain Aston Villa at Old Trafford at tea-time on Saturday, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 53 wins out of 81 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Old Trafford was just last season, in January 2007, with Man. Utd. running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Man. Utd. | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Aston Villa | 1 - 4 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Man. Utd. | 3-1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 07 Jan | Man. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Aston Villa | 0 - 3 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Man. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Red Devils, with 3 goals against.
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Villans's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Man. Utd. are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 73 points from the 31 games played. Aston Villa's 49 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Aston Villa is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Red Devils in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. Utd. | 24 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Aston Villa | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |